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Dismissed15 July 20266006719

Barn 2, Golden Wood Farm, Brisley Lane, Ruckinge, TN26 2PW

Planning appeal 6006719 at Barn 2, Golden Wood Farm, Brisley Lane, Ruckinge, TN26 2PW (Ashford Borough Council) was dismissed on 15 July 2026 by Inspector B Pattison, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the location of the appeal proposal is practical and desirable, with particular regard to the integrity of the Golden Wood Ancient Woodland.

Renewal of prior approval for change of use from agricultural building to one dwelling house at Golden Wood Farm, Brisley Lane, Ruckinge, Ashford, Kent TN26 2PW

Authority
Ashford Borough Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning
Procedure
Written
Development
residential
Inspector
B Pattison
Postcode
TN26 2PW

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the location of the appeal proposal is practical and desirable, with particular regard to the integrity of the Golden Wood Ancient Woodland
  • Whether the proposed building operations are reasonably necessary for the building to function as a dwellinghouse

What decided it

The location of the barn within Ancient Woodland, an irreplaceable habitat, and the likely deterioration of that habitat from residential use without wholly exceptional reasons or compensation strategy, made the location undesirable under Class Q.2(1)(e) of the GPDO.

What the Inspector cited

National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 193

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